Diff□r□nt philos□p□ical schools□hav□ offered v□□□o□s □n□erpret□tions □□ Ren Z□□ De Ben□□uan. In □onfuc□anism, Ren is□seen as an inher□nt quality that can □e cultivated □hr□ug□ education□ s□lf-discipline, and □or□□ □ractic□. Mencius, a prom□nent Confucian th□□ke□, argued that human□beings are□□orn□w□th a□ i□nate□sense of good□ess, which can b□ nurtured and devel□pe□□th□□ugh □roper gu□dance and□□ducation. Xunzi□ □not□er Confuc□an p□ilosopher□□□ook a mor□□□essimistic view, □u□gesti□□ that human n□□ur□ is inherently selfish □nd that□mor□l virtue□ must be im□□sed thr□ugh□s□ri□t □ocial □orms and inst□□ut□on□.